China welcomes Oxford Nanopore technology 中国市场喜迎牛津纳米孔技术

Thu 12th October 2017 中文版 October 2017: Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology is now available in China. The long-read, real-time, portable MinION sequencer is now being used by researchers across China, who are working on myriad DNA sequencing applications including: pathogen research, human genetics, plant genetics, animal genetics and metagenomics. Chinese researchers are also preparing to start cDNA and... Read more

10x Genomics Announces Automated Workflow for Dried Blood Spot and Saliva for Linked-Read Sequencing.

–Automated workflow will enable population and genetic health studies– PLEASANTON, Calif.—October 12, 2017—10x Genomics, a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, today announced a new automation solution for whole genome and exome sequencing developed in collaboration with PerkinElmer, Inc. The new workflow allows Linked-Read sequencing to be performed on... Read more

BioTime, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 12, 2017– BioTime, Inc. (“BioTime”) (NYSE American and TASE: BTX), a late stage clinical biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing products addressing degenerative diseases, today announced its intent to offer to sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. BioTime intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to... Read more

Swift Launches Accel-Amplicon™ Custom NGS Panels, Accelerating Variant Discovery in Challenging Biological Samples

Genialis/Swift partnership delivers a complete targeted sequencing solution with intuitive analysis software (ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Oct. 12, 2017) Swift Biosciences, a leading provider of innovative library prep solutions for next-generation sequencing (NGS), today announced the launch of its Accel-Amplicon™ Custom NGS Panels. These new panels offer a targeted DNA sequencing product that enables clinical researchers to... Read more

Two Pore Guys Announces Global Licensing Agreement With Monsanto for Its Rapid Detection Technology Platform

Announcement marks 2PG’s first agriculture agreement; Initial assays will target biomolecule detection in crops, pests and pathogens to improve lab and in-field testing efficiencies October 12, 2017 04:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Two Pore Guys, Inc. (2PG), announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Monsanto Company that will enable... Read more

BioTime, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 12, 2017– BioTime, Inc. (“BioTime”) (NYSE American and TASE: BTX), a late stage clinical biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing products addressing degenerative diseases, today announced its intent to offer to sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. BioTime intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to... Read more

Avantor Opens New Korea Life Sciences Research and Applications Facility

New Avantor Korea Laboratory is focused on optimizing biopharmaceutical purification processes for customers in the rapidly expanding life sciences industry in South Korea Located near local pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical research and production customers, the Avantor Korea Lab offers both in-house and field service applications development support. Center Valley, PA (USA) – October 12, 2017 –... Read more

Oxford Instruments now offers paramount process facilities in Asia

11 October 2017 Oxford Instruments has enabled superior plasma process solutions for its customers in Asia by recently installing state of the art plasma etch equipment in their applications laboratory at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan. This further enhances the existing etch and deposition capabilities already provided by Oxford Instruments at the... Read more

MilliporeSigma Opens New Life Science Center in Massachusetts for Scientific Collaboration

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and company executive board members cut the ribbon on new Life Science Center – Burlington Company convenes scientific symposium with leaders in Genome Editing, eCommerce and Big Data New Life Science Center includes an M Lab™ Collaboration Center and region’s first BioReliance® Biodevelopment Center Burlington, Massachusetts, October 11, 2017 — MilliporeSigma today... Read more

Gyros Protein Technologies signs distribution agreement with Euro Diagnostica

Gyros Protein Technologies becomes distributor of iLite® cell-based reporter gene assays for drug development   Uppsala and Malmö, Sweden, 11 October 2017: Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement withEuro Diagnostica, the full service assay solution company.... Read more